Hack Your CityEach Monday we ask you for your best city tips: driving tips, restaurant recs, things to do, and any other advice for visitors and locals. Sometimes the weekly topic is a specific city; other times it's an aspect of all cities, so everyone can participate.

We’re sixteen weeks into Hack Your City, so maybe it’s time to talk about the largest metropolitan area in the world. Tokyo, which houses and employs a full 30% of Japan’s population, is where New Yorkers go to feel small. Like any city of its size, it’s got more to do than you could explore in a lifetime. But it’s surprisingly clean, safe, and visitor-friendly.

Each Monday on Hack Your City, we ask readers for your best tips on a city: driving tips, restaurant recs, things to do, and any other advice for visitors and locals. Then on Thursday, we present the best comments. We’re working our way around the U.S. and around the globe.

Tokyo residents and longtime visitors, how should a new visitor take in your city without wearing themselves out? What’s overrated and underrated? What are the best alternatives to the default options? What mistakes do visitors make, and how can you avoid them?

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What are the easiest places to go as an American visitor, and what are the most rewarding places to go if you’re more familiar with the language, the culture, and the city?

What’s the best way to use one day in Tokyo, or one week, or a whole year?What’s most useful when you live here longterm? What are the best neighborhoods to visit, and what are their vibes? Where should a young visitor go, and where should an older visitor? What’s good for families?

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We’ll star the best comments, and feature some highlights in a new post on Thursday.